> I, too, am new here. However, I think that the pointed stick is grossly> underestimated. I know that I would want a good stout stick in hand if I> was facing an irate dog. I might not be able to hurt him much, but I sure> could convince him that he could find better prey. However, like any> subscriber to the tenets of machismo, I think that I could hurt him a good> deal with a good stick.> Everyours,> -Ravenheart

Ever watch a toddler on an outing to the woods. First thing he or she does
is grab a stick and start bashing things with it. They will carry it
around for a long while. Much longer than average attention span. They
don't like it if you take it away either. Just an observation, but it
appears we could be "wired" that way.